The Secret Starter Society + a Library Dream (with lemon curd)
Dear Readers of Taste, Chers Lecteurs du Goût,
This week I wandered a real-life maze for a library card (doors! elevators! desks! arrows with plot twists)… and then my mind gave me a dream-château that was also my childhood school—ending at a dish sink full of laughter.
I wrote it up on Substack—and tucked a *Carte de Recette* at the end: **Curd au Citron (lemon curd)**, a little jar of sunshine you can spread on toast or bring out at the mere mention of brunch company.
Read the Substack story + lemon curd recipe card.
A few bright sparks from my corner of the delicious world:
**🌍 Global Girls Online — Author of the Day**
I have upcoming “Author of the Day” posts in the Global Girls Online FB group—can’t wait to share a little about the Elysian Legacy (and the kitchen threads that keep sneaking into everything).
📚 Authors Guild (Raleigh-Durham)
I’m also excited for the Raleigh-Durham Authors Guild meetup at Page 158—because nothing restores hope like being in a room where people are making sense and sentences.
Tiny Culinary Bookshelf (this week’s nibble)
On my bedside table lately:
• The Belly of Paris — Émile Zola
• Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe — Fannie Flagg
• Chicken Every Sunday — Rosemary Drachman Taylor (an old favorite)
🥖 New side-quest: The Secret Starter Society
I’m working on getting my books into more libraries… and I’m dreaming up a playful project alongside it: “Secret Starter Society” drops—little gift bundles tucked into neighborhood book boxes (a few dried levain packets labeled wirh characters from The Elysian Legacy: Bana, Miel, Madame Bouquin, and Antaïa, plus a recipe card or bookmark that leads back to the story.
If you know a beloved neighborhood book box near you, reply with the town + general area. I may start a Secret Starter Society trail.
And if your house needs a little travel-by-taste right now. Check out the button below, to “visit” the sun-soaked shores of Greece, the cozy kitchens of France, the rustic charm of Italy, and the bold spice and spirit of Spain.
Avanti tutta!
Dorette
